Garment-retainer.



. J. LMBLRIXG GARMENT BETAIHBR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1a. 190s.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

NETE STATES MAY JOHNSTON LAMBRIX, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Gamestar-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented Aug. 3, 1909.

-pplcattlu). filed 311118 13, 1908. Serial. No. l85359.

To all whom it may con-cern:

Be it lrnown that I, MAY JOHNSTON LAM- BRIX, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Buffalo, inthe county of Erie and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Garment-Retainers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment holder or retainer' designed moreparticularly `for holding the donnees or lower portions of ladiesdrawers down in place, so as to prevent their rolling upd which isliable to occur with 'the undergarinents of stout persons, especially inwarm weather.

The object of my invention is the provision of an etlicient andinexxensive retaining device of this character which causes nodiscomfort to the wearer and is not liable to tear the garment.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure l a sectional front view of adrawer-leg,i provided with the retainer. Fig. 2 is an inside view of thegarment-leg, showing a face view of the retainer. Fig. 3 is a face Viewof a modified construction of the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalviews.`

rl`he retainer is preferably worn on the inside of the garment-leg,facing the inner side of the wearer`s leg, and in a broad sense consists-of one or more strips, preferably of elastic material, provided attheir upper ends with safety-pins or similar attachments adapted toengage the lower portion of the drawer-leg, and similar attachmentadapted to engage the stocking.

ln the-form shown in Figs. l and 2, the dc'ice comprises a pair ofcomparatively long; strips or tapes A., fr preferably of elasticnmterial. attached at their opposite ends of a spreader or rigidmetallic cross bar il, by which they are held at a suitable distanceapart. ri`his cross bar has end-loops 7) to which the tapes fr areattached by metal clips o or other suitable connections. At their upperends said tapes are provided with .safety-pins D or other suitableattachments adapted to engage the upper portion of the drawer-llounce.The upper portions of these tapes are prefe ably doubled and providedwith adjusting rings, cla ,1 or hncliles c of any suitable or ordinaryconstruction by which the tapes may be at their lower ends with a' iowerends to shortened or lengthened according to the I depth of the flounce.

F, F indicate a pair of downwardly-converging strips or'tapes preferablyof elastic material attached at their upper ends to the end-loops of thespreader-har B by clips f and carryingl at their lower ends a satetypinG or other suitable attachment adapted to engage Athe stocking, as shownin the drawings.

In addition to the upper garment-attachments D, the retainer ispreferably provided ata point between the tapes A and below saidattachments with a supplemental attachment consisting of a pair ofupwardlyconverging elastic tapes zfastened at their lower ends to theclips c and terminating at their upper ends in a safety-pin or othersuitable `fastening 'H adapted to engage the lower portion of thetlounce of the garment. As shown, the retainer is about as long as thedepth of the draver-l'lounce, and the stocking-attachment G of theretainer preferabiy does not e end bei. Vhe tlo'unce, so as 'to bepraeticaiiy concealed by the same. To obtain the most satisfactoryresults, the upper tapes fr should be attached to the garment inanupwardly diverging position, as

shown.

rihis improved device efectually checks the tendency of-theclra\ven-ioiunre to roll or Workup, while the several tapes when ofelastic material., permit the relainer to yield and follow the movementsof the leg, avoiding undue strain upon the garment and preventingtearing of the same.

rihe spreader bar Bl prevents the strips A from drawing` together, thusIavoiding gathering of the portion the ment between the sy A vvenient.mama f Various cl i be made in the device within the scope of theappended claims and l do .not thereftn'e wish to be limited to theparticular construction shown. For example, the spreader li thoughdesirable, is not indispensable and may be omitted, as shown in Fig. 3,and the lower safety-pin or garment attachment H1 may be carried by asingle tape lil attached at its lower end to the adjoining lower ends ofthe main tapes A, A1, which in this case extend lcontinuously from theupper pins D to the stocking,` attachment GL.

and also pcrnntting consafety IS t) fasteners, and a supplementalgarmentfastener attached to said connections andi,

arranged between the same and interme iate of their upper and lowerends. A garment retainer of the characterl described, comprising a pairof strips provided at their upper ends with garment attachments, astochingattachment,connected with the lower ends of said strips, andmeans for spreading said strips, substantially as set forth.

3. A garment retainer of the character de scribed, comprising a pair ofstrips provided at their upper ends with garment-attachments, astocking-attachment connected with the lower ends of said strips, and arigid spreader-bar connected to said strips, sub- Stantially as setforth.

et. A garment retainer of the character described, comprising a pair ofupper strips provided y spreader-bar connecting the lower portions ofsaid strips, and a lower strip attached to said ha r and carrying astocking-attachmcnt,

substantially as set forth.

5. A garmentretainer of the character described, comprising a pair ofupper strips provided with garment-attaclnnents, a spreader-barconnecting the lower portions of said strips, and downwardly-convergingwith garment attachments, aV

lower strips attached to said bar and carry- 40 ing astocking-attachment, substantially as set forth. I Y

6. A garment retainer of the character de scribed, comprising a pair ofupper strips provided at their upper ends with garinentattachments, aspreader-bar provided With end-loops engaging .the lower ends of saidstrips, and a pair of downwardly-convergin strips attached at theirupper ends to sai loops and provided at their lower ends with astocking-attachment, substantially as set forth.

7. A garment retainer of the character dei 'I scribed, comprising a pairof strips provided at their upper ends with garment-attach 55 ments, astockingattachment connected with their lower ends, a spreader-bar forsaid strips, and an intermediate garment-attachment arran ed betweensaid strips and above said bar, su stantiallya. set forth.

8. A garment retainer f the character described, comprising a pair ofupper strips provided at their upper ends with garment-il attachments, aspreader-bar connecting the lower' ends of said strips, a pair of lower65 j strips converging downwardly from theends of the spreader-bar andcarrying a stockingattachment, and a pair of intermediate stripsconverging upwardly from the ends -of the spreadcr-bar and carrying aysupplemental garment-attaCliment, substantially as set forth.

`MAY JOHNSTON LAMBRIX. lVitnesses FRANK O. JOHNSTON, E. M. GRAHAM.

fitness my hand this 11th day of Julie,

